The Moral Lesson

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Artist / maker

Henri Dillens (painters (artists))

Date

ca. 1832

Period

19th century
With this painting, Dillens won first prize in the genre painting competition of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, 1832; Salon of Ghent, 1832, nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 32. He exhibited anonymously. The Salon catalogue of 1832 mentions: Leçon de morale sur une fleur (Un aimable veillard…
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With this painting, Dillens won first prize in the genre painting competition of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, 1832; Salon of Ghent, 1832, nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 32. He exhibited anonymously. The Salon catalogue of 1832 mentions: Leçon de morale sur une fleur (Un aimable veillard, assis dans un fauteuil, tient une fleur à la main, sur laquelle il paraît faire une leçon de morale à deux jeunes demoiselles, qui se trouvent devant lui, et qui sourient doucement, sans faire grande attention à la leçon du moraliste. Le lieu est un appartement ou un jardin, au choix de l’Artiste).
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